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The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity.

With Thy perpetual mercy keep and feed Thy Church, O Lord; defend Thy flock, Thy helpless sheep, according to Thy word. It is not in the power of man to guide his steps aright, but, gifted with Thy strength, he can walk humbly in Thy sight. If Thou withdraw Thy strengthening hand, he feels his helpless state: help us, who by Thy grace may stand, ceaseless on Thee to wait. O ever guide Thou all our ways, and from temptation lead; deliver us in evil days; help us in time of need. With high acclaim our joy to raise in one most glad accord, sounding the everlasting praise of our redeeming Lord. With high acclaim our joy to raise in one most glad accord, sounding the everlasting praise of our redeeming Lord.

1 With Thy perpetual mercy keep
and feed Thy Church, O Lord;
defend Thy flock, Thy helpless sheep,
according to Thy word.
2 It is not in the power of man
to guide his steps aright,
but, gifted with Thy strength, he can
walk humbly in Thy sight.
3 If Thou withdraw Thy strengthening hand,
he feels his helpless state:
help us, who by Thy grace may stand,
ceaseless on Thee to wait.
4 O ever guide Thou all our ways,
and from temptation lead;
deliver us in evil days;
help us in time of need.
5 With high acclaim our joy to raise
in one most glad accord,
sounding the everlasting praise
of our redeeming Lord.
6 With high acclaim our joy to raise
in one most glad accord,
sounding the everlasting praise
of our redeeming Lord.

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Text attr. Eliza Humphreys
Tune Crimond
melody Jessie Seymour Irvine (1836-1887);
harm. David Grant (1833-1893);
desc. W. Baird Ross (1871-1950)

The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity.

Keep, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy: and, because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.